Overview

This chart displays the count and percentage of Kindergarten to 12th Grade (K-12) students
enrolled during specific years. Student counts and percentages are displayed by Academic District and
District Enrollment Category
(or "size")
during user specific years, organized by common sub-groups
including race/ethnicity, gender, and special program eligibility (see list below);
yearly data can be viewed at the State level, at (one or more) Enrollment Categories,
or by an individual (or multiple) School District(s).

Data Source

The data source, for this page, is the Student Reporting in Iowa (SRI), fall submission.
Counts and percentages are based on students enrolled and attending in a district as of
October 1st of the reported year.

Definitions

Academic District: the district where the student is
enrolled and attending as of October 1st of the reported year

Average Age: the average age of the Staff not excluded by filter

District Enrollment Category (Size): there are six enrollment categories
in the state. They are determined by district certified enrollment:

Under 300

300 to 599

600 to 999

1,000 to 2,499

2,500 to 7,400

7,500 or more

Average Age: the average age of the Staff not excluded by filter

Free Lunch: the federal government-sponsored lunch
program where the full cost is provided by federal funds; a student's eligibility
for this program is determined through Direct Certification based
on a number of conditions, including residing in foster care, with migrant families,
or homeless or completion of an application

Reduced Lunch: the federal government-sponsored lunch program where
a partial cost of the school meal is provided by the federal government

Free or Reduced Lunch: students who are currently eligible for either the Free Lunch program
or the Reduced Lunch; this category is typically used to easily identify a certain socio-econonomic category of students

English Language Learners (ELL): Students whose primary/native language is not English
and/or students whose proficiency
in English puts them at risk for not being academically successful in an English-only classroom are eligible for a
Language Instruction Educational Program (LIEP); student eligibility is counted even if a waiver is requested by
the parent and the student does not receive services
in a Language Instruction Educational Program (LIEP)

All: all of the students fitting the current filters configuration if no filters are selected, this count is typically
the State total

Gender: breakdown of students by Female and Male

Race/Ethnicity: since 2009-2010, all Iowa students identified as "Hispanic" ethnicity,
(regardless of race), are reported as "Hispanic," and new race/ethnicity sub-groups were added;
the new standards are consistent with Census reporting and other national data sets

Selection Tools

Year Selector: the user clicks selects the Academic Year, they wish to review data from

Select Sizes (Enrollment Category) Filter: the user can filter the data displayed to one or more
specific Enrollment Category(s)
review

Select School District(s) Filter: the user can select one or more specific school districts to